Girl in the News Page #3

Judith?

Where is it? Is that it?

I'll give it to her myself before she

goes.

Those two seem to hit it off alright,

don't they? Quite remarkable!

Oh well, it's not a bad thing.

Come on son,bring that back, right back!

- What's happening?

- The opening of the Assizes, Miss.

- Right back!

- I'm in a hurry!

Maybe you are, but the law ain't!

Alright!

- Thank you!

- Thank you.

- Good morning, Nurse Lovell.

- Good morning.

Will you have this prescription made up?

It's for Mrs Bentley.

- Certainly. I'll get it seen to at once.

- Thank you.

- They're waiting.

- Mm-hm.

- I won't keep you long, Nurse Lovell.

- Thank you.

- Is there anything else I can show you?

- No thank you.

Miss Graham? It is you!

I was certain it was! I saw you alongside

in the procession!

- I didn't see you!

- I've come up for the Assizes.

- You're working here?

- Yes, at Camthorpe.

- On the account, nurse?

- Yes, please. I'm in rather a hurry.

I tried to get in touch with you before,

but your solicitors

didn't seem to have your address.

- No, I don't think I gave them any.

- Here you are, Nurse Lovell.

- Thank you.

- Thank you, Ma'am. Good morning.

- Well...

- Don't go yet, I'd like to talk to you.

- May I?

- What is it?

You made me feel pretty cheap the last

time we met.

I behaved rather foolishly.

No but I... I'd like to explain, you see

It was my first really important case.

Well I was much too busy patting myself

on the back to take any notice of you

That is, you were just one of the facts

in the case.

You're entitled to your opinion. It

seemed to be shared

by a good many other people.

Well, I suppose I deserve that.

But I want to tell you this. If I ever

had any doubts, they've gone.

- Do you mean that?

- Yes.

That's why I tried to find you. I wanted

to tell you that.

I expect you had a pretty tough time

getting another job, didn't you?

No, not really.

That's why you changed your name.

Didn't want everybody to know who I was

You happy at.. where was it, Camthorpe?

Camthorpe House, yes. Mr and Mrs Bentley

are charming.

Oh, I'm glad. I've often wondered what

you were doing.

Have you?

Hey, miss, you can't park here,

you know!

So sorry, it's my fault.

- Shall we see each other again?

- I don't know!

- Do you ever come up to town?

- Well, I haven't yet.

Well why don't you? Change of scene

would do you good.

You could get the evening off.

- When, next Thursday?

- Thursday?

- We can go to a show

- Look, I must go.

I'll meet you at Waterloo. Oh, that's

yours, isn't it?

Thank you.

Hey, wait a minute! I'm free any time

after six, which train will you be on?

- I don't know,I'll have to look them up

- I'll meet them all!

- Here's your lipstick, Elsie.

- Oh thanks, what kind did you get?

- Scarlet Passion's my usual, but I'm

not particular. - Scarlet Passion!

- Ooh, you never got that at Woolworths'

- No, Hansford Stores.

- How much?

- Nothing,I'll make you a present of it.

Oh, no, really I couldn't. Isn't she

sweet?

Coo! When I get that on I shan't know

myself!

You look as if you'd cut your throat!

Next thing we know the army won't be

good enough for her, she'll be running

after the RAF!

Catch me on that caper, all they can

talk of is airplanes, the army

think of other things!

Yes, well that's not things you ought to

be thinking of, me girl.

You'll be making a name for yourself!

What with that military policeman round

here last Saturday...

Well, how was I to know there was a

soldier hiding in the coal shed?

Don't know, but you were twenty minutes

getting the coal!

Oh there's no harm in having a

boyfriend,surely?

Boyfriend? I wouldn't mind if it stopped

at that, but she's the regimental mascot!

- What's that you got there?

- Mrs Bentley's sleeping tablets.

Thank goodness I don't have to take

nothing of that kind.

- I go to sleep on my own!

- I'm glad to hear that!

- I didn't know you used eye liner?

- Occasionally.

Nail varnish too! I do mine in fuchsia

but it always peels off when I wash up.

You've been splashing out a bit,

haven't you?

Well, I thought I'd get a few things

while I was in the town.

- Going out tonight?

- Not till Thursday.

I must take these up.

- She's got a boyfriend.

- I wonder who it is?

You don't think it's Tracy, do you?

What, 'Don June'? Don't make me laugh!

Nah, if you ask me she aims higher than

the pantry.

It's surprising how fetching a nurse's

uniform is.

I've seen them in the parks talking to

officers and gentlemen.

Old gentlemen too! Never know where you

might finish up.

Your tablets, Mrs Bentley.

Oh,thank you. Put them in my cabinet

will you.

Cause I'm only supposed to take them

tonight.

Mrs Bentley, would it be convenient for

me to leave early on Thursday?

I'd like to go up to London

Thursday? Yes dear, I think so, I don't

see why not. - Thank you.

- Good morning!

- Is it?

- You had a busy night?

- Oh, so-so.

One petty larceny, breaking and entering.

Oh yes, and another IRA bomb!

- Bill!

- Yes?

- Don't do that, old man.

- Oh, sorry!

- About that Palladium show on Thursday?

- Yes, alright, I've booked the seats.

You have? Good, that's fine. Do you mind

if you don't come?

- What? I certainly would, why?

- Because I've asked somebody else!

- You what?

- I knew you wouldn't mind!

You've got a nerve! You know I always go

to a show Thursday after night duty!

Alright, well I'll ring up and book

another seat.

You'd better, otherwise she doesn't go!

Not that nature ever intended me for a

gooseberry.

- Don't worry about that, we'll lose you

after the show! - Thanks!

- Who is she anyway?

- That, my boy, is a leading question!

- Steve!

- Yeah?

A man in your position shouldn't think

of a marriage bed

till he's sitting on a woolsack!

- I see. Good morning.

- Good night!

- Do you know if the doctor's still

with Mr Bentley? - Yes, I think so.

- Ah, I'm sorry, I could have done that

for you. - It's alright.

I looked up that last train from

Waterloo, it's 11:30. - Oh, thank you.

I took a number 2 iron, went flat out

for it!

By Jove, I covered the quarry and landed

plop on the green just by the pin!

- putting it certainly in!

- Wonderful!

- What do you think, Mrs Bentley?

- Hmm? Marvellous!

- I don't believe you're listening!

- Course I was!

- Oh no, I know that far-away gaze!

- Of course I was!

No, you were thinking of something else!

You can't fool me!

- Good afternoon, Nurse

- Good afternoon, Doctor!

Oh, Anne? The last train back tonight's

11:
30, did Tracy tell you?

- Yes, thank you!

- Let's see, where were we?

- You were just about to hole your putt

- Oh yes, that's right.

I was steadying myself for the putt.

You can look at the hole, look at the

ball, look at the hole..

- look back to the ball, and...

- and then you hole it, yes?

Ah, no! No, it wasn't as easy as that!

- They've altered the layout since your

time! - Have they?

Yes, remember that side you used to

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